The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-30
Labor and industrial Notes

Philadelphia Record.
The Boston workmsn are agitatinc for eight
hours
The cooperative store at Denver has been dis
continued.
The St Louis knights propose to build hall
by 25-cent contributions.
Ten New York clothing firms have agreed to
employ only union men.
The Chicago garment-cutters have organized
paay
The Richmond Ind, Knights will hold
grand ball on April IS to raise funds for IL
brary
At St. Paul machinists are working fifteen
hours per day. There are forty labor organiza-
tons there.
Hordes OF Italians will land along the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts during the next sixty days, to
work on railroads
Mayor in Chicago, and brick-layer in St. Louis.
Martin Irons is q candidate in the latter place
for Council.
The plumbers strike in New York now eight
months old, has virtually collapsed and the
remnant OF strikers will meet this week to for
mally declare it over.
Less than 10000 men struck during March,
Fifteen thousand iron and steel employees in
Chicago and the Northwest have had their
wages increased per cent
Thousands of women and girls in New York
who have heretofore worked in shops are now
working at home as manufacturers finding the
item of shop expenses equal to fnir margin Of
profit.
The miners in the East have shared In the i'm
provement, but in thu West moro or less latent
discontent exists. All through the Ohio valley
tho iron, coal, lumber and machinery interests
are prospering
A resolution passed the New York Central La
Dor Union, last Sunday, to demand Is per cent
reduction in rents. Another resolution passed
In the shape of an urgent appeal to ALL working
people TO make purchas es only within union
hours
The tin and slate roofers have agreed with
3heir employers that Ave apprentices only will be
allowed In each shop, who shall be over seven
teen years Of age, and that wages shall be g. Sc,
80 and $l2 per week for the first, second, third
and fourth years, respectively.
Manufacturers generally are increasing their
output and booking orders for future delivery at
tho same mill or factory price that has been
ruling for the past three months The upward
tendency In prices has been arrested, but the
upward tendency IN wages continues
The retail drug clerks have combined. and will
demand that ten hours be days work. The
1000 members Of the Housesmishs Union de-
ma6d nine hours and So so. Manufectufefs Of
warehouses;, and other workmen, will meet BY
committee this week to fin wages and hours
A hosiery mill is to be erected at Louisville.
"A large cotton-mill addition lie being made al
Rome. The Southern textile mill capacity vii
be largely increased this summer. Within
thirty miles Of Charlotte N. c., twelve cotton
factories turn out 100000 worth Of goods an
nualiy.
Late reports from Western cities show tina
great activity in building operations will pre-
vail. Small houses something after the Phiia
delphia pattern. will be erected In large mum
bers, which can be rented or gold on REASONABLE
terms Workingtben are exhibiting desire 4
buy, and in many localities every opportunity i
offered them to obtain homes
The building trades in all large cities west o
the Allsghsnies are better organized this yea
III than last but, for all that more conservation
ybfsvails. The number Of strikes is trihing